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According to American Gaming Association (AGA) there has been explosive growth in online gambling since the introduction of the World Wide Web. AGA estimates, there are over 2,000 internet gambling websites which offer users the chance to wagering on sports, casino type betting, lottery, bingo, the life expectancy of popular persons, and various other non-traditional types of wagering.

Estate planning is all about control. With an estate plan you can control both financial and non-financial aspects of your estate. At your death you can designate “who gets what and when they get it”. For many people, the most compelling reason for having an estate plan is to make sure their intended beneficiaries receive their estate assets and to make sure certain others do not receive their estate assets. The truth is if you do nothing (i.e. have no estate plan in place at death) your state of residence and the probate court(s) where assets are located will step in and transfer your assets according to a state created will ("intestate succession"). This state created will may distribute your estate to people that were not intended to benefit from your estate. Without an estate plan, you are essentially forfeiting control of your estate. As you will see in this article, this is especially true for same-sex couples and unmarried heterosexual cohabitants (aka "partners").

Confidentiality Agreements are used in trade and business to protect ideas and trade secrets. Clients often assume that Confidentiality Agreements are simple boilerplate documents which can be recycled from your last client by simply changing names and dates from its last use. However, you as the attorney (or future attorney) know that a Confidentiality Agreement needs to be tailor-made and custom fitted for each client in order to protect your client’s property rights. Below are a few items to consider when drafting a Confidentiality Agreement for your client. Please Note: Readers of this article are cautioned not to rely on this article as legal advice as it is no substitution for legal representation with a licensed attorney in your state. Also see Legalnut’s Terms of Use Page.